Question

Identify the independent and dependent variables.

Dave is conducting an experiment to see how many inches of rainfall occurs each month of the year.

A.
Independent: location of the rain Dependent: number of days of the month

B.
Independent: inches of rainfall Dependent: month of the year

C.
Independent: month of the year Dependent: inches of rainfall

D.
Independent: days in the month Dependent: temperature of rain

Answer 1

The independent variable is the variable being manipulated or changed so that we can study the affects from changing this variable. The dependent variable is the variable studied or desired after the manipulation of the independent variable. The best answer is C since he wants to find out the amount in inches of rain in each month.